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Mat is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Mat are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 67%Female 33%
Verdict
Mostly male
Male / female split
67% male / 33% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States, Netherlands
US births since 1880
790 male / 0 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Mat

To address Mat when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mat," in English, "Guten Tag Mat," in German. About 67% of people named Mat are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Mat,

German

Guten Tag Mat,

French

Bonjour Mat,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mat:

Chinese

Mat您好：

Japanese

Mat様

English

Hi Mat,

German

Hi Mat,

French

Salut Mat,

Spanish

Hola Mat,

Chinese

Mat你好：

Japanese

Matさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Mat by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesuncommonman's name100%
Netherlandsrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

790 male · 0 female · 790 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Mat a male or female name?

Mat is a unisex given name: about 67% of people named Mat are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Mat in an email?

To address Mat when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Mat," in English, "Guten Tag Mat," in German. About 67% of people named Mat are men and 33% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Mat a unisex name?

Mat is not a unisex name: 67% of people named Mat are men. Mat leans strongly male overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Mat a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mat (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mat,
  title  = {Is Mat a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/mat},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}